Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Employee Loses Rs 26 Lakh Job After Trusting Verbal Promise
A man had a job that paid him 15 lakhs per year.
He found a new job that would pay him 26 lakhs per year.
When he told his boss he was leaving, his boss said he would match the new salary.
The man believed his boss and stayed.
But after a month, his boss said the salary would not change.
The man lost the chance to earn more money because he trusted his boss's words instead of getting it in writing.
Many people on the internet said this is a common problem and it's important to get promises in writing.
An employee with a 15 LPA salary received a 26 LPA offer from another company.
The employee's boss verbally promised to match the 26 LPA salary if he stayed.
The employee rejected the new offer and stayed based on the verbal promise.
After a month, the boss refused to approve the pay hike, leaving the employee with the original 15 LPA salary.
Social media users advised against trusting verbal promises and emphasized the importance of documentation.
- Who
- An employee and his boss
- What
- Employee lost a higher-paying job after trusting a verbal promise from his boss to match the salary
- When
- The incident occurred after the employee had resigned and the new job's joining date had passed
- Where
- The employee was working at a company near his native place
- Why
- The employee trusted a verbal promise from his boss to match the higher salary offer from another company
- Current Salary
- 15 LPA
- New Offer
- 26 LPA
- Promised Salary
- 26 LPA (verbal)
- Final Salary
- 15 LPA
- Advice Source
- Amit Shekhar, founder of Outcome School
- Social Media Reaction
- Users advised against trusting verbal promises